2023
St Jude’s United Church Englefield Green
Registered Charity Number 1169401
Vicar
The Revd Canon Judith Allford
Methodist Minister The Revd Andrew Reed
Hon. Reader Roy Gouriet
Churchwardens Claudia Tubb Mike Brooking
Hon. Treasurer, PCC Brian Hooker
Hon. Secretary, PCC Marion Paige
Organist and Choirmaster Professor Geoffrey Chew
Lay Vice Chair Andrew Sheer
Annual Report for 2023
Background
St Jude’s Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Canon Judith Allford, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church of St Jude’s, St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green and for the Church Hall in Bond Street, Englefield Green.
Membership
Members of the Council are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.
During the year, the following served as members of the Church Council: Incumbent : The Revd Canon Judith Allford Methodist Minister: The Revd Andrew Reed Reader : Roy Gouriet Verger : vacancy Churchwardens : Mike Brooking Claudia Tubb Representatives on the Jackie Kjos (elected 2023 for three years) Deanery Synod : Marion Paige (elected 2023 for three years) Members : Geoff Chew (elected 2022 for three years) Jenny Chew (elected 2021 for three years) Susie Harben (elected 2022 for three years) Brian Hooker (elected 2022 for three years) Aidan Hopkins (elected 2022 for three years) Elizabeth Hopkins (elected 2021 for three years) Renuka Humphrys (elected 2022 for three years) Andrew Sheer (elected 2021 for three years) Dave Walker* (elected 2021 for three years)
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- Trustees of the registered charity.
Church Council sub-committees and terms of reference are as follows:
Standing Committee
Regular meetings to plan agenda for Council meetings. Authorised to make decisions, exclusive of Council, as and when necessary.
Worship, Outreach and Social Committee
Regular meetings to consider aspects of mission, both spiritual and practical, within Church and in the wider community. Reports back to Council. Organises Lent groups, etc. Partial ecumenical aspect. Liturgical and music matters and planning for social events.
Finance and Stewardship Committee
Meetings ad hoc to discuss Council proposals and explore stewardship issues.
Fabric Committee/Health and Safety Committee
Meetings generally informal to discuss matters as they arise including issues related to Covid-19.
Village Centre Management Committee
meeting regularly to oversee the work of the Village Centre.
Address for correspondence:
The Vicarage, 21 Willow Walk, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0DQ
Address of Church:
St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0BZ
Email:
enquiries@stjudeschurch.info
Websites:
www.stjudeschurch.info and www.villagecentre.org.uk
ANNUAL REPORT – REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023
Worship
Numbers of worshippers rose slightly over the course of the year, but we were saddened that very few of our younger worshippers continued to attend. We maintained our established pattern of worship throughout the year: 8.00am Sunday Holy Communion (said). On the first Sunday of each month we used the Book of Common Prayer service.
9.30am Sunday Sung Eucharist (live-streamed on our YouTube channel). On the first Sunday in the month this service remained more informal, taken from the Methodist liturgy, and led by the Revd Andrew Reed. On the fifth Sunday in each month our aim was to offer a non-eucharistic service, but this was inconsistent since some fifth Sundays coincided with a significant festival of the Church.
4.00pm Sunday Fourth Sunday at Four: a non-Eucharistic worship service with hymns.
6.00pm Sunday Compline via Zoom on the second Sunday in each month.
10.00am Wednesday A midweek service of Holy Communion (said) with a short sermon.
At the beginning of the year we welcomed Mandie Shirnia, from the parish of St John’s Egham, to spend three months with us on placement as she completed her training for ordination. Mandie contributed to our worship with preaching and leading intercessions, as well as spending time with individual church members. We were lessed by her ministry.
We celebrated the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla within our informal Holy Communion se3rvice on 7[th] May. Later in the year we hosted two Village Memorial Services. The summer service took place in July and was sponsored by F. Harrison and Son, Funeral Directors. The Christmas Service of Remembrance was sponsored for the third year running by Lodge Brothers of Englefield Green. The church was full on both occasions and similarly full in November for the Armistice Day Parade Service. Our speaker this year was Mr John Scott MBE. As always, our Christmas Crib service, led by Mrs Claudia Tubb, saw St Jude’s full to overflowing!
Early in the year Guildford Diocese launched a new “Parish Needs Process”. Most members of our ECC attended a strategy meeting on Saturday 4[th] February. This was led by the Diocesan Mission Enabler Team and included a presentation on three priorities for mission at the heart of the Diocesan Programme for growth: Transforming Church, Transforming Lives. The three are: Growing Disciples, Growing Community, Growing Diversity. Through the
year we were asked to put together a Chrch Development Plan which reflected these priorities. We were assisted by the Revd Jens Mankel, one of the Mission Enablers for revitalisation. Our CDP was signed off by the Archdeacon of Dorking, the Ven Martin Breadmore, when he made his five-yearly visit to meet with the Vicar and Wardens in September. Achieving the aims of the plan remains a significant challenge and one we need urgently to address. We remain grateful to our team of worship leaders, including our Methodist Associate Minister, the Revd Andrew Reed, our Licensed Lay Minister, Mr Roy Gouriet and our occasional preacher, Mrs Diana Bendall, for their continued contribution to our worship. On the first Sunday of each month, we enjoyed the ministry at our 8am service of the Revd Dr Orion Edgar, Anglican Chaplain to Royal Holloway, University of London. In December Orion moved on to take up an appointment in the parish of Christchurch, Roath Park, Cardiff. During the year we continued to welcome the occasional ministry of the Revd Janet Franck.
We remain indebted to our regular teams of Readers and Intercessors. During the year Mrs Cassandra Gouriet stepped down from co-ordinating this rota after many years. We are grateful to Cassandra and to Diana who has now taken on this vital task. Special thanks are due to our organist, Geoff Chew, and to our choir for leading our music in worship. Also, to our wonderful church cleaning team, flower arrangers, members of our live-streaming rota plus all who provide refreshments to follow our worship. Your hidden acts of service do not of unnoticed. Thank you all.
Occasional services
During the year there were 12 baptisms (18 in 2022), 3 weddings (1), 22 funerals in church (20), 7 Funerals conducted by our Vicar in local crematoria (14), 2 Graveside Funerals conducted by our Vicar (1) and 3 Interment of Cremated Remains (3).
Church Council meetings in 2023
The Church Council met on Wednesday 18[th] January, Thursday 9[th] March, Monday 17[th] April, Tuesday 6[th] June, Tuesday 25[th] July, Thursday 14[th] September, and Tuesday 7[th] November. The APCM was held on Sunday 14[h] May. We are grateful to our Churchwardens, Church Officers, Council members and Committee Chairs for another year of generous service.
Electoral Roll
Our Electoral Roll stands at 86, an increase of 1 on 2022.
Safeguarding
No safeguarding issues were confirmed. One concern was reported to the Diocesan Safeguarding Lead but was deemed after discussion not to have been a safeguarding incident. We remain grateful to Mrs Diana Bendall for continuing to serve as our Parish Safeguarding Lead and for enabling us to reach Level 2 on the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard As a United Church we remain committed to ensuring that Safeguarding remains a priority within the life of St Jude’s and our Village Centre.
Concert Series
2023 saw a programme of 9 concerts and we are grateful to Professor Geoff Chew for arranging an attractive programme for us once again.
The concerts took place as follows: 4[th] February Community Concert, 18[th] March Royal Holloway students, 29[th] April Royal Holloway students, 13[th] May James Kirby’s students from Royal Holloway, 3[rd] June River City Saxes, 8[th] July James Webb (piano), 2[nd] September Music and Words (Valerie Fry, reciter/Dimitri Kennaway, piano), 28[nd] October James Kirby (piano), 25[th] November Geoff Chew (piano).
Social Events
Coffee Mornings were held on 4[th] March (proceeds to DEC earthquake appeal), 29[th] April, and 26[th] August. Coronation Tea Party at the Vicarage, Saturday 6[th] May. Indoor Summer Fair/Coffee Morning 15[th] July, St Jude’s Stall at Village Fair 24[th] June, Harvest Lunch 7[th] October in church, Christmas Market 11[th] November and Mince Pie and Lebkuchen Tea 9[th] December. Our grateful thanks to all who co-ordinated and contributed to these events.
Fabric
Following much discussion during the previous year, 2023 was a year of considerable achievement. Extensive repair work was carried out to the south and east of the tower stonework, a new noticeboard was fitted, the audio-visual equipment installation was completed, the toilet block was refurbished, the south nave windows were re-covered in
new polycarbonate sheets, and the clock face was removed for complete renovation. We are very grateful to the churchwardens for all their work on these projects.
Monsell Room Lettings
Our thanks to Andrew Sheer for continuing to co-ordinate and administer all bookings. The users of the Monsell Room were Alcoholics Anonymous, Angeli’s Art Classes, Englefield Green Councillors’ Surgery, Englefield Green Village Residents Association, National Childbirth Trust, Royal Holloway Music Department, Royal Holloway Women’s Club, and Sue Lowe’s cello classes. In addition there were a few “one-off” hirings.
Mission and Outreach
Village Centre: Please see separate report.
Donations to the Runnymede Food Bank
Total cash donations: £686. This, plus donations in kind, enabled a total donation by weight of 819kg (in both cases an appreciable increase over 2022). Thank you to Geoff Chew for continuing to manage and pass on our donations.
Donations to other appeals
We were pleased to be able to send donations to the Syria/Turkey earthquake appeal, Water Aid, the Royal British Legion and The Children’s Society.
Giving in kind
We continued to contribute to Revive and Thrive, a Charity based at a Baptist Church in Mytchett who send knitted items and reconditioned tools to countries across the world, including Africa and Eastern Europe. A fair proportion of what we were able to give in 2023 once again came via our links with Lynwood Village in Sunningdale. We remain grateful to Di and Alan Fone and to Pat and Brian Summers for overseeing this.
The Ship Newsletter
Brian Hooker continued to circulate the monthly Ship electronically, via Mailchimp, approximately 200 in total. A few printed copies were made available in church for those unable to read the newsletter online. The Ship was also accessible on our website and Facebook page.
Digital Outreach
We continued to use Facebook, our website, and Zoom as a means of reaching our community and providing additional opportunities for worship. Please refer to the Worship part of our report for details of our Zoom service of Compline.
Our Church Schools
At the beginning of 2023 the St Jude’s CofE Infant School and the Junior School went through the process of Federation. The two Governing bodies became one and the process of embedding the schools’ vision (“Inspired by St Jude, we pursue Excellence in Education, Kindness in Community and Courage through Faith”) and the schools’ values (Forgiveness, Responsibility, Compassion and Hope) across the two schools has continued. Our Vicar and the Revd Jeremy Brown (Family and Children’s Minister at Christchurch, Virginia Water) continued to lead regular assemblies on each school site. In July, for the first time, Year 2 from the Infant School held their Leavers’ Service in St Jude’s. The School Harvest and Christmas Services in church were, for the first time, attended by both schools.
From the Vicar
Once again, we owe everything to the grace of God at work among us. It is exciting to see tiny green shoots of growth in our numbers. I am especially thrilled that we have been able to maintain our online worship and to welcome those who would otherwise be prevented by illness or frailty from worshipping with us. I humbly pray with you for fresh encouragements in 2024.
Village Centre Annual Report for 2023
January 2023 saw the New Year reopening of the Village Centre with our regular activities and Outreach Programmes all set to get under way for another year. The Café closed for a day in January whilst outside security lights were repaired and light bulbs within the café were replaced with LEDs.
There was special news for the Centre during February when our Centre Manager, Ali Watts, married her fiancé, James, and became Mrs Ali Griffin. Belatedly, we would like to record our joy and congratulations to them both!
During the Easter Holidays the Centre was opened from 10am to 2pm. Special Easter activities were on offer. On Monday 3[rd] April we held an Easter Arts and Crafts session with free admission, which proved highly popular. We also ran a Children’s Cooking Class for children aged 7-11 years. The class was fully booked, and the children enjoyed cooking, eating, and learning about Jamaican dishes including a delicious coconut cake! Both Adult and Children’s Cooking classes continued throughout the year and remained very popular. We were very grateful to Huda, Project Manager of our Community Fridge, for continuing to lead these classes.
Following the accession to the throne of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, we were able to hold our won Coronation celebration on 12[th] May. We received funding from the local authority which enabled us to make this event free to everyone who attended. We ran two bounce and play sessions, at 3.30pm and 4.30pm and these were followed by a dinner of hotdogs and cake! The Hall hosted a bouncy castle and giant games such as Connect 4, Jenga and Lego. Approximately 20 children attended each event.
During May we said “Thank you and Farewell” to our IT wizard, Paul Doherty. Paul had supported the work of the Village Centre for several years as a volunteer by running a regular computer “Drop In” session each Wednesday. Many users of the Village Centre had benefited from Paul’s wisdom and expertise in guiding them through some of the complexities of the world of technology, troubleshooting a variety of personal devices and even setting up new items of equipment. Paul was moving away from Englefield Green and we wished him well – but his departure was a loss to us.
Early in the summer Andrew Reed reported a personal contact with a beneficiary of one of our outreach programmes. Baby Basics seeks to provide help for families who, for all sorts of reasons find it difficult to make provision when a baby is born. A mum needed help and was so grateful for the equipment she received that she spread the news to family and friends. During the year pupils from St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Englefield Green presented us with the collection they had made pf 6 boxes filled with newborn essentials.
Each of our Outreach programmes continued to thrive during the year. We especially promoted our “Buy it Forward” initiative. Our Café customers were invited to give an extra donation on top of their meal or drink and he additional money was used to help buy a meal or drink for someone who otherwise would otherwise be unable to pay. We were able to begin offering meal vouchers to those who attended our Runnymede Food Bank sessions and “Buy it Forward” has helped to support the cost of providing those meals. Our Child Contact Centre continued to provide support for estranged parents and their children. Our Community Fridge and Kitchen weathered challenges with the availability of food items for collection, and unwieldy queues at opening times! But despite those issues it continued to thrive and to give residents access to food that otherwise be wasted.
Throughout the year we continued to be grateful for the generosity of donors to the Centre, both regular gifts and one-off donations. In July Harrison’s funeral directors held a Village Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving. Donations from the service, which amounted to £325.00, were generously earmarked for the work of the Centre.
The Summer Holidays got off to a busy start especially as unsettled weather made the Café a warm inside venue for children. Most of our regular classes took a well-earned summer break. But we introduced a 3-week Children’s Summer Camp run by a qualified teacher which proved popular. The Mental Health Sports Charity, Sport in Mind, provided a free weekly Pilates class for those struggling with mental health issues.
During the summer our long-standing Duke of Edinburgh student finished her placement, and two new Silver students joined us. It was our volunteers and their diversity of age, social background, and skills who once again in 2003 supported many areas of the work of the Centre, and supported our Manager and staff team, cheerfully and tirelessly. Mark, our “odd job man”, has completed many jobs for us. Louise has provided regular administrative support for our Centre Manager.
During the summer the Centre’s new Fire Alarm system was installed. The system brought the Centre in line with current fire safety regulations. Centre Staff can be made instantly aware of the location of a fire. Smoke detectors were remotely fitted to navigate our listed building status. The system was linked to mobile phones, so control can be managed remotely if needed.
In the autumn we welcomed GLOWFIT classes on Monday evenings. GLOWFIT is a dance class with participants holding on to their glow sticks and dancing to well-known tunes. The aim is to have fun! Our Film Club was in full swing on occasional Friday evenings.
In November students from Royal Holloway once again organised a Tea Party for our older Village residents. This was greatly appreciated as always and, not least, because transport is provided for those who are unable to make their own way to the Centre. The St Jude’s Christmas Market also took place in November. Attendance at this traditional event was boosted by those who came to see the Children’s Fair happening in the Hall. Early in December, as in previous years, Ali, our Manager, visited Enterprise in Egham to collect the children’s Christmas parcels which were prepared for us by the staff there. Ali went on to visit the Foodbank in Egham where she collected some generously donated food parcels. We were grateful to both Enterprise and the Foodbank for this very welcome Christmas cheer.
The work of the Village Centre continued throughout the year to be overseen by our Village Centre Management Committee (VCMC) jointly chaired by our Methodist Minister, the Revd Andrew Reed and our Vicar, the Revd Canon Judith Allford. During 2023 several members of the Committee stepped down. Two members, Jayne Pooley and Sharon Edgar, moved away from the area, and Roy Gouriet retired from the Committee, having served on it since the inception of the Centre.
Others stayed on, including Andrew Sheer who continued to serve as Treasurer, cashing up at the end of each day, banking week by week, managing our accounts and maintaining our relationship with the Charity Commissioners. Thanks to Andrew and to Roger and Jonathan Griffiths for their support with payroll and fabric issues. Our thanks to Siobhan Elliot for taking the lead in updating our social media.
Thanks to Diana Bendall for acting as Minutes Secretary and for continuing to act as Safeguarding Lead alongside Andrew Reed and Ali. No safeguarding issues were reported but safeguarding remained a standing issue on our VCMC Agenda, and our policy was reviewed and updated.
We owe a heartfelt thank you to Ali and the Staff Team – Sarmila, Debbie, Lily and Huda, for all their work in 2023. Special thanks to Ali for her tireless networking, fundraising, grant applications, and the consistently warm welcome she has provided to all users of the Centre. All our staff keep alive our vision to demonstrate God’s love for Englefield Green in as many practical ways as we can.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 GENERAL FUND Receipts and Payments Account
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| INCOME | ||||||
| Incoming resources from donors | ||||||
| Free will envelopes | 5057 | 4997 | ||||
| Banker’s Orders | 31365 | 29445 | ||||
| Give As You Earn | 330 | 360 | ||||
| Cash in collections | 4419 | 4119 | ||||
| SumUp receipts | 3161 | 2487 | ||||
| Income tax recovered | 13325 | 57657 | 10001 | 51409 | ||
| Other income | ||||||
| Charitable Trusts | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Fees from weddings, etc | 5168 | 3532 | ||||
| Concerts | 2080 | 1831 | ||||
| Church House rent | 15450 | 15450 | ||||
| 68 Victoria Street rent | 6538 | 11040 | ||||
| Christmas Market | 720 | 634 | ||||
| Coffee mornings, etc | 665 | 358 | ||||
| Village Fair | 402 | 376 | ||||
| Harvest lunch/cream tea | 310 | 481 | ||||
| Hire of Monsell Room | 5610 | 5277 | ||||
| Diocesan Energy support | 1000 | 1000 | ||||
| Refund from Diocese (cremations) 403 | 558 | |||||
| Easyfundraising.co.uk | 102 | 38478 | 109 | 40676 | ||
| Income from investments | ||||||
| Bank interest | 282 | 282 | 78 | 78 | ||
| Total Receipts | 96417 | 92163 |
PAYMENTS
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| For the Ministry | ||||||
| Vicar’s/Vicarage expenses |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Assistant Clergy |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Church and Services | ||||||
| Light, heat, water and telephone 4524 | 3816 | |||||
| Telephone and broadband |
528 | 225 | ||||
| Repairs and replacements |
3964 | 923 | ||||
| Musical instruments |
260 | 857 | ||||
| Organist |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Altar supplies and Baptism register 625 | 210 | |||||
| Newsletter cards |
0 | 299 | ||||
| Service books and leaflets |
780 | 780 | ||||
| Catering/hospitality |
0 | 10681 | 0 | 7110 | ||
| Other Parish Expenses | ||||||
| Insurance |
3416 | 3362 | ||||
| Insurance 68 Victoria Street |
298 | 282 | ||||
| Management fee Church House | 2317 | 2317 | ||||
| Management fee 68 Victoria Street 0 | 1987 | |||||
| Repairs 68 Victoria Street |
0 | 1328 | ||||
| Repairs Church House |
1944 | 2865 | ||||
| Subscriptions |
377 | 395 | ||||
| Covid purchases |
0 | 16 | ||||
| Cleaning materials etc |
191 | 0 | ||||
| Tablet/SumUp device |
0 | 71 | ||||
| Performing rights licences |
0 | 8543 | 36 | 12659 | ||
| Outside the Parish | ||||||
| Parish Share (Diocesan Quota) 68618 | 66169 | |||||
| Methodist Circuit |
7500 | 7500 | ||||
| DBS checks |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Bank charges |
60 | 76178 | 82 | 73751 | ||
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 95402 | 93520 |
2023 2022
| Excess payments over receipts | 0 | 1357 |
|---|---|---|
| Excess income over payments | 1015 | 0 |
| Bank current and deposit accounts at 1stJan | 3548 | 4905 |
| Bank current and deposit accounts at 31stDec | 4563 | 3548 |
| Charitable donations not included in these accounts | Charitable donations not included in these accounts |
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| Children’s Society | £300 |
| Turkey/Syria Earthquake | £1000 |
| Royal British Legion | £175 |
| WaterAid | £310 |
Bankers
National Westminster Bank, 67 High Street, Staines, Surrey TW18 4PU
Santander, Bootle, Merseyside
CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
Brian Hooker, Hon. Treasurer
BUILDING FUND Accounts for 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Receipts | £ | £ |
| Legacy | 2000 | 10021 |
| Donations for organ | 175 | 150 |
| Audio/Visual equipment | 2313 | 0 |
| Clock Face appeal | 7943 | 0 |
| One off donations | 6000 | 0 |
| Total | 18431 | 10171 |
| Expenditure | ||
| AV equipment | 2290 | 5344 |
| Boilers replacement | 0 | 20940 |
| Stonework | 10616 | 0 |
| Noticeboard | 2652 | 0 |
| Deposit for clock face repair | 2063 | 0 |
| Lift tower for clock face | 504 | 0 |
| Total | 18125 | 26284 |
| Excess expenditure over income | 0 | 16113 |
| Excess income over expenditure | 306 | 0 |
| Bank current account as at | 14862 | 30975 |
| 1stJanuary | ||
| Bank current account as at | 15168 | 14862 |
| 31stDecember |
CHURCH HALL ACCOUNT 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts |
£ | £ | ||||
| Hall Lettings |
6328 | 6672 | ||||
| Interest |
43 | 4 | ||||
| 6371 | 6676 | |||||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Light, heat and water |
3067 | 2421 | ||||
| Insurance |
1708 | 1681 | ||||
| Cleaning |
0 | 600 | ||||
| Telephone |
371 | 564 | ||||
| Fire extinguishers |
165 | 306 | ||||
| Repairs |
600 | 5088 | ||||
| 5911 | 10660 | |||||
| Excess expenditure over income | 0 | 3984 | ||||
| Excess income over expenditure | 460 | 0 | ||||
| Bank current account as at | 21978 | 25962 | ||||
| 1stJanuary | ||||||
| Bank current account as at | 22438 | 21978 | ||||
| 31stDecember |
Bankers
Barclays Bank
Staines Group, 71 High Street, Staines, Middlesex TW18 4PS
Brian Hooker
Hon Treasurer
VILLAGE CENTRE ACCOUNT (1st Sept 2022-31st Aug 2023)
| Receipts |
2022/23 | 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Grants |
10100 | 54649 | |
| Donations |
15801 | 9328 | |
| Gift Aid |
710 | 668 | |
| Payment for lane access |
1350 | 0 | |
| Baby Basics |
3942 | 0 | |
| Community Fridge |
8042 | 840 | |
| Bookings |
28248 | 24980 | |
| Café takings |
45119 | 25596 | |
| Insurance claim | 0 | 1726 | |
| Events | 100 | 145 | |
| Interest | 449 | 124 | |
| Other | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 113876 | 118056 | |
| Expenditure | |||
| Building | 5613 | 61670 | |
| AV and computer costs | 675 | 639 | |
| Other equipment | 1488 | 2132 | |
| Advertising | 897 | 200 | |
| Insurance | 1922 | 1801 | |
| Wages and salaries | 58524 | 66940 | |
| Regular items | 776 | 938 | |
| Heat, light, water, telephone | 9210 | 8207 | |
| Food for café | 12688 | 6363 | |
| Films and licences | 469 | 157 | |
| Hospitality | 451 | 0 | |
| Events | 612 | 0 | |
| Baby Basics | 740 | 311 | |
| Community Fridge | 7762 | 6001 | |
| Bank charges | 561 | 433 | |
| Other | 38 | 205 | |
| Total | 102426 | 155997 | |
| Excess income over expenditure | 11450 | 0 | |
| Excess expenditure over income | 0 | 37940 | |
| Bank current account as at 1stSeptember 2022 | 3390 | ||
| Bank current account as at 31stAugust 2023 | 14750 |
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Church Council of St Jude’s United Church, Englefield Green
I report on the accounts of the JCC of St Jude’s United Church Englefield Green for the year ended 31[st] December 2023
The Council is responsible for the preparation of the accounts and considers that an audit is not required under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act);
follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act;
and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the 1993 Act
have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Brian Summers
15 Englehurst
Englefield Green
Egham, Surrey
TW20 0EE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
at 1[st] January 2023
| General | Building |
Church | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | Fund | Hall | ||
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| NatWest and CAF | 3547 | 14821 | 18368 | |
| Barclays | 21978 | 21978 | ||
| Alliance & Leicester | 41 | 41 |
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| Total | 3547 | 14862 | 21978 | 40387 |
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND | LIABILITIES | |||
| at 31stDecember 2023 | ||||
| General | Building |
Church | Totals | |
| Fund | Fund | Hall | ||
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| NatWest and CAF | 4563 | 15126 | 19689 | |
| Barclays | 22438 | 22438 | ||
| Alliance & Leicester | 41 | 41 |
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| Total | 4563 | 15167 | 22438 | 42168 |
2023
St Jude’s United Church Englefield Green
Registered Charity Number 1169401
Vicar
The Revd Canon Judith Allford
Methodist Minister The Revd Andrew Reed
Hon. Reader Roy Gouriet
Churchwardens Claudia Tubb Mike Brooking
Hon. Treasurer, PCC Brian Hooker
Hon. Secretary, PCC Marion Paige
Organist and Choirmaster Professor Geoffrey Chew
Lay Vice Chair Andrew Sheer
Annual Report for 2023
Background
St Jude’s Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Canon Judith Allford, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church of St Jude’s, St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green and for the Church Hall in Bond Street, Englefield Green.
Membership
Members of the Council are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.
During the year, the following served as members of the Church Council: Incumbent : The Revd Canon Judith Allford Methodist Minister: The Revd Andrew Reed Reader : Roy Gouriet Verger : vacancy Churchwardens : Mike Brooking Claudia Tubb Representatives on the Jackie Kjos (elected 2023 for three years) Deanery Synod : Marion Paige (elected 2023 for three years) Members : Geoff Chew (elected 2022 for three years) Jenny Chew (elected 2021 for three years) Susie Harben (elected 2022 for three years) Brian Hooker (elected 2022 for three years) Aidan Hopkins (elected 2022 for three years) Elizabeth Hopkins (elected 2021 for three years) Renuka Humphrys (elected 2022 for three years) Andrew Sheer (elected 2021 for three years) Dave Walker* (elected 2021 for three years)
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- Trustees of the registered charity.
Church Council sub-committees and terms of reference are as follows:
Standing Committee
Regular meetings to plan agenda for Council meetings. Authorised to make decisions, exclusive of Council, as and when necessary.
Worship, Outreach and Social Committee
Regular meetings to consider aspects of mission, both spiritual and practical, within Church and in the wider community. Reports back to Council. Organises Lent groups, etc. Partial ecumenical aspect. Liturgical and music matters and planning for social events.
Finance and Stewardship Committee
Meetings ad hoc to discuss Council proposals and explore stewardship issues.
Fabric Committee/Health and Safety Committee
Meetings generally informal to discuss matters as they arise including issues related to Covid-19.
Village Centre Management Committee
meeting regularly to oversee the work of the Village Centre.
Address for correspondence:
The Vicarage, 21 Willow Walk, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0DQ
Address of Church:
St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0BZ
Email:
enquiries@stjudeschurch.info
Websites:
www.stjudeschurch.info and www.villagecentre.org.uk
ANNUAL REPORT – REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023
Worship
Numbers of worshippers rose slightly over the course of the year, but we were saddened that very few of our younger worshippers continued to attend. We maintained our established pattern of worship throughout the year: 8.00am Sunday Holy Communion (said). On the first Sunday of each month we used the Book of Common Prayer service.
9.30am Sunday Sung Eucharist (live-streamed on our YouTube channel). On the first Sunday in the month this service remained more informal, taken from the Methodist liturgy, and led by the Revd Andrew Reed. On the fifth Sunday in each month our aim was to offer a non-eucharistic service, but this was inconsistent since some fifth Sundays coincided with a significant festival of the Church.
4.00pm Sunday Fourth Sunday at Four: a non-Eucharistic worship service with hymns.
6.00pm Sunday Compline via Zoom on the second Sunday in each month.
10.00am Wednesday A midweek service of Holy Communion (said) with a short sermon.
At the beginning of the year we welcomed Mandie Shirnia, from the parish of St John’s Egham, to spend three months with us on placement as she completed her training for ordination. Mandie contributed to our worship with preaching and leading intercessions, as well as spending time with individual church members. We were lessed by her ministry.
We celebrated the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla within our informal Holy Communion se3rvice on 7[th] May. Later in the year we hosted two Village Memorial Services. The summer service took place in July and was sponsored by F. Harrison and Son, Funeral Directors. The Christmas Service of Remembrance was sponsored for the third year running by Lodge Brothers of Englefield Green. The church was full on both occasions and similarly full in November for the Armistice Day Parade Service. Our speaker this year was Mr John Scott MBE. As always, our Christmas Crib service, led by Mrs Claudia Tubb, saw St Jude’s full to overflowing!
Early in the year Guildford Diocese launched a new “Parish Needs Process”. Most members of our ECC attended a strategy meeting on Saturday 4[th] February. This was led by the Diocesan Mission Enabler Team and included a presentation on three priorities for mission at the heart of the Diocesan Programme for growth: Transforming Church, Transforming Lives. The three are: Growing Disciples, Growing Community, Growing Diversity. Through the
year we were asked to put together a Chrch Development Plan which reflected these priorities. We were assisted by the Revd Jens Mankel, one of the Mission Enablers for revitalisation. Our CDP was signed off by the Archdeacon of Dorking, the Ven Martin Breadmore, when he made his five-yearly visit to meet with the Vicar and Wardens in September. Achieving the aims of the plan remains a significant challenge and one we need urgently to address. We remain grateful to our team of worship leaders, including our Methodist Associate Minister, the Revd Andrew Reed, our Licensed Lay Minister, Mr Roy Gouriet and our occasional preacher, Mrs Diana Bendall, for their continued contribution to our worship. On the first Sunday of each month, we enjoyed the ministry at our 8am service of the Revd Dr Orion Edgar, Anglican Chaplain to Royal Holloway, University of London. In December Orion moved on to take up an appointment in the parish of Christchurch, Roath Park, Cardiff. During the year we continued to welcome the occasional ministry of the Revd Janet Franck.
We remain indebted to our regular teams of Readers and Intercessors. During the year Mrs Cassandra Gouriet stepped down from co-ordinating this rota after many years. We are grateful to Cassandra and to Diana who has now taken on this vital task. Special thanks are due to our organist, Geoff Chew, and to our choir for leading our music in worship. Also, to our wonderful church cleaning team, flower arrangers, members of our live-streaming rota plus all who provide refreshments to follow our worship. Your hidden acts of service do not of unnoticed. Thank you all.
Occasional services
During the year there were 12 baptisms (18 in 2022), 3 weddings (1), 22 funerals in church (20), 7 Funerals conducted by our Vicar in local crematoria (14), 2 Graveside Funerals conducted by our Vicar (1) and 3 Interment of Cremated Remains (3).
Church Council meetings in 2023
The Church Council met on Wednesday 18[th] January, Thursday 9[th] March, Monday 17[th] April, Tuesday 6[th] June, Tuesday 25[th] July, Thursday 14[th] September, and Tuesday 7[th] November. The APCM was held on Sunday 14[h] May. We are grateful to our Churchwardens, Church Officers, Council members and Committee Chairs for another year of generous service.
Electoral Roll
Our Electoral Roll stands at 86, an increase of 1 on 2022.
Safeguarding
No safeguarding issues were confirmed. One concern was reported to the Diocesan Safeguarding Lead but was deemed after discussion not to have been a safeguarding incident. We remain grateful to Mrs Diana Bendall for continuing to serve as our Parish Safeguarding Lead and for enabling us to reach Level 2 on the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard As a United Church we remain committed to ensuring that Safeguarding remains a priority within the life of St Jude’s and our Village Centre.
Concert Series
2023 saw a programme of 9 concerts and we are grateful to Professor Geoff Chew for arranging an attractive programme for us once again.
The concerts took place as follows: 4[th] February Community Concert, 18[th] March Royal Holloway students, 29[th] April Royal Holloway students, 13[th] May James Kirby’s students from Royal Holloway, 3[rd] June River City Saxes, 8[th] July James Webb (piano), 2[nd] September Music and Words (Valerie Fry, reciter/Dimitri Kennaway, piano), 28[nd] October James Kirby (piano), 25[th] November Geoff Chew (piano).
Social Events
Coffee Mornings were held on 4[th] March (proceeds to DEC earthquake appeal), 29[th] April, and 26[th] August. Coronation Tea Party at the Vicarage, Saturday 6[th] May. Indoor Summer Fair/Coffee Morning 15[th] July, St Jude’s Stall at Village Fair 24[th] June, Harvest Lunch 7[th] October in church, Christmas Market 11[th] November and Mince Pie and Lebkuchen Tea 9[th] December. Our grateful thanks to all who co-ordinated and contributed to these events.
Fabric
Following much discussion during the previous year, 2023 was a year of considerable achievement. Extensive repair work was carried out to the south and east of the tower stonework, a new noticeboard was fitted, the audio-visual equipment installation was completed, the toilet block was refurbished, the south nave windows were re-covered in
new polycarbonate sheets, and the clock face was removed for complete renovation. We are very grateful to the churchwardens for all their work on these projects.
Monsell Room Lettings
Our thanks to Andrew Sheer for continuing to co-ordinate and administer all bookings. The users of the Monsell Room were Alcoholics Anonymous, Angeli’s Art Classes, Englefield Green Councillors’ Surgery, Englefield Green Village Residents Association, National Childbirth Trust, Royal Holloway Music Department, Royal Holloway Women’s Club, and Sue Lowe’s cello classes. In addition there were a few “one-off” hirings.
Mission and Outreach
Village Centre: Please see separate report.
Donations to the Runnymede Food Bank
Total cash donations: £686. This, plus donations in kind, enabled a total donation by weight of 819kg (in both cases an appreciable increase over 2022). Thank you to Geoff Chew for continuing to manage and pass on our donations.
Donations to other appeals
We were pleased to be able to send donations to the Syria/Turkey earthquake appeal, Water Aid, the Royal British Legion and The Children’s Society.
Giving in kind
We continued to contribute to Revive and Thrive, a Charity based at a Baptist Church in Mytchett who send knitted items and reconditioned tools to countries across the world, including Africa and Eastern Europe. A fair proportion of what we were able to give in 2023 once again came via our links with Lynwood Village in Sunningdale. We remain grateful to Di and Alan Fone and to Pat and Brian Summers for overseeing this.
The Ship Newsletter
Brian Hooker continued to circulate the monthly Ship electronically, via Mailchimp, approximately 200 in total. A few printed copies were made available in church for those unable to read the newsletter online. The Ship was also accessible on our website and Facebook page.
Digital Outreach
We continued to use Facebook, our website, and Zoom as a means of reaching our community and providing additional opportunities for worship. Please refer to the Worship part of our report for details of our Zoom service of Compline.
Our Church Schools
At the beginning of 2023 the St Jude’s CofE Infant School and the Junior School went through the process of Federation. The two Governing bodies became one and the process of embedding the schools’ vision (“Inspired by St Jude, we pursue Excellence in Education, Kindness in Community and Courage through Faith”) and the schools’ values (Forgiveness, Responsibility, Compassion and Hope) across the two schools has continued. Our Vicar and the Revd Jeremy Brown (Family and Children’s Minister at Christchurch, Virginia Water) continued to lead regular assemblies on each school site. In July, for the first time, Year 2 from the Infant School held their Leavers’ Service in St Jude’s. The School Harvest and Christmas Services in church were, for the first time, attended by both schools.
From the Vicar
Once again, we owe everything to the grace of God at work among us. It is exciting to see tiny green shoots of growth in our numbers. I am especially thrilled that we have been able to maintain our online worship and to welcome those who would otherwise be prevented by illness or frailty from worshipping with us. I humbly pray with you for fresh encouragements in 2024.
Village Centre Annual Report for 2023
January 2023 saw the New Year reopening of the Village Centre with our regular activities and Outreach Programmes all set to get under way for another year. The Café closed for a day in January whilst outside security lights were repaired and light bulbs within the café were replaced with LEDs.
There was special news for the Centre during February when our Centre Manager, Ali Watts, married her fiancé, James, and became Mrs Ali Griffin. Belatedly, we would like to record our joy and congratulations to them both!
During the Easter Holidays the Centre was opened from 10am to 2pm. Special Easter activities were on offer. On Monday 3[rd] April we held an Easter Arts and Crafts session with free admission, which proved highly popular. We also ran a Children’s Cooking Class for children aged 7-11 years. The class was fully booked, and the children enjoyed cooking, eating, and learning about Jamaican dishes including a delicious coconut cake! Both Adult and Children’s Cooking classes continued throughout the year and remained very popular. We were very grateful to Huda, Project Manager of our Community Fridge, for continuing to lead these classes.
Following the accession to the throne of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, we were able to hold our won Coronation celebration on 12[th] May. We received funding from the local authority which enabled us to make this event free to everyone who attended. We ran two bounce and play sessions, at 3.30pm and 4.30pm and these were followed by a dinner of hotdogs and cake! The Hall hosted a bouncy castle and giant games such as Connect 4, Jenga and Lego. Approximately 20 children attended each event.
During May we said “Thank you and Farewell” to our IT wizard, Paul Doherty. Paul had supported the work of the Village Centre for several years as a volunteer by running a regular computer “Drop In” session each Wednesday. Many users of the Village Centre had benefited from Paul’s wisdom and expertise in guiding them through some of the complexities of the world of technology, troubleshooting a variety of personal devices and even setting up new items of equipment. Paul was moving away from Englefield Green and we wished him well – but his departure was a loss to us.
Early in the summer Andrew Reed reported a personal contact with a beneficiary of one of our outreach programmes. Baby Basics seeks to provide help for families who, for all sorts of reasons find it difficult to make provision when a baby is born. A mum needed help and was so grateful for the equipment she received that she spread the news to family and friends. During the year pupils from St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Englefield Green presented us with the collection they had made pf 6 boxes filled with newborn essentials.
Each of our Outreach programmes continued to thrive during the year. We especially promoted our “Buy it Forward” initiative. Our Café customers were invited to give an extra donation on top of their meal or drink and he additional money was used to help buy a meal or drink for someone who otherwise would otherwise be unable to pay. We were able to begin offering meal vouchers to those who attended our Runnymede Food Bank sessions and “Buy it Forward” has helped to support the cost of providing those meals. Our Child Contact Centre continued to provide support for estranged parents and their children. Our Community Fridge and Kitchen weathered challenges with the availability of food items for collection, and unwieldy queues at opening times! But despite those issues it continued to thrive and to give residents access to food that otherwise be wasted.
Throughout the year we continued to be grateful for the generosity of donors to the Centre, both regular gifts and one-off donations. In July Harrison’s funeral directors held a Village Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving. Donations from the service, which amounted to £325.00, were generously earmarked for the work of the Centre.
The Summer Holidays got off to a busy start especially as unsettled weather made the Café a warm inside venue for children. Most of our regular classes took a well-earned summer break. But we introduced a 3-week Children’s Summer Camp run by a qualified teacher which proved popular. The Mental Health Sports Charity, Sport in Mind, provided a free weekly Pilates class for those struggling with mental health issues.
During the summer our long-standing Duke of Edinburgh student finished her placement, and two new Silver students joined us. It was our volunteers and their diversity of age, social background, and skills who once again in 2003 supported many areas of the work of the Centre, and supported our Manager and staff team, cheerfully and tirelessly. Mark, our “odd job man”, has completed many jobs for us. Louise has provided regular administrative support for our Centre Manager.
During the summer the Centre’s new Fire Alarm system was installed. The system brought the Centre in line with current fire safety regulations. Centre Staff can be made instantly aware of the location of a fire. Smoke detectors were remotely fitted to navigate our listed building status. The system was linked to mobile phones, so control can be managed remotely if needed.
In the autumn we welcomed GLOWFIT classes on Monday evenings. GLOWFIT is a dance class with participants holding on to their glow sticks and dancing to well-known tunes. The aim is to have fun! Our Film Club was in full swing on occasional Friday evenings.
In November students from Royal Holloway once again organised a Tea Party for our older Village residents. This was greatly appreciated as always and, not least, because transport is provided for those who are unable to make their own way to the Centre. The St Jude’s Christmas Market also took place in November. Attendance at this traditional event was boosted by those who came to see the Children’s Fair happening in the Hall. Early in December, as in previous years, Ali, our Manager, visited Enterprise in Egham to collect the children’s Christmas parcels which were prepared for us by the staff there. Ali went on to visit the Foodbank in Egham where she collected some generously donated food parcels. We were grateful to both Enterprise and the Foodbank for this very welcome Christmas cheer.
The work of the Village Centre continued throughout the year to be overseen by our Village Centre Management Committee (VCMC) jointly chaired by our Methodist Minister, the Revd Andrew Reed and our Vicar, the Revd Canon Judith Allford. During 2023 several members of the Committee stepped down. Two members, Jayne Pooley and Sharon Edgar, moved away from the area, and Roy Gouriet retired from the Committee, having served on it since the inception of the Centre.
Others stayed on, including Andrew Sheer who continued to serve as Treasurer, cashing up at the end of each day, banking week by week, managing our accounts and maintaining our relationship with the Charity Commissioners. Thanks to Andrew and to Roger and Jonathan Griffiths for their support with payroll and fabric issues. Our thanks to Siobhan Elliot for taking the lead in updating our social media.
Thanks to Diana Bendall for acting as Minutes Secretary and for continuing to act as Safeguarding Lead alongside Andrew Reed and Ali. No safeguarding issues were reported but safeguarding remained a standing issue on our VCMC Agenda, and our policy was reviewed and updated.
We owe a heartfelt thank you to Ali and the Staff Team – Sarmila, Debbie, Lily and Huda, for all their work in 2023. Special thanks to Ali for her tireless networking, fundraising, grant applications, and the consistently warm welcome she has provided to all users of the Centre. All our staff keep alive our vision to demonstrate God’s love for Englefield Green in as many practical ways as we can.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 GENERAL FUND Receipts and Payments Account
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| INCOME | ||||||
| Incoming resources from donors | ||||||
| Free will envelopes | 5057 | 4997 | ||||
| Banker’s Orders | 31365 | 29445 | ||||
| Give As You Earn | 330 | 360 | ||||
| Cash in collections | 4419 | 4119 | ||||
| SumUp receipts | 3161 | 2487 | ||||
| Income tax recovered | 13325 | 57657 | 10001 | 51409 | ||
| Other income | ||||||
| Charitable Trusts | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Fees from weddings, etc | 5168 | 3532 | ||||
| Concerts | 2080 | 1831 | ||||
| Church House rent | 15450 | 15450 | ||||
| 68 Victoria Street rent | 6538 | 11040 | ||||
| Christmas Market | 720 | 634 | ||||
| Coffee mornings, etc | 665 | 358 | ||||
| Village Fair | 402 | 376 | ||||
| Harvest lunch/cream tea | 310 | 481 | ||||
| Hire of Monsell Room | 5610 | 5277 | ||||
| Diocesan Energy support | 1000 | 1000 | ||||
| Refund from Diocese (cremations) 403 | 558 | |||||
| Easyfundraising.co.uk | 102 | 38478 | 109 | 40676 | ||
| Income from investments | ||||||
| Bank interest | 282 | 282 | 78 | 78 | ||
| Total Receipts | 96417 | 92163 |
PAYMENTS
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| For the Ministry | ||||||
| Vicar’s/Vicarage expenses |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Assistant Clergy |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Church and Services | ||||||
| Light, heat, water and telephone 4524 | 3816 | |||||
| Telephone and broadband |
528 | 225 | ||||
| Repairs and replacements |
3964 | 923 | ||||
| Musical instruments |
260 | 857 | ||||
| Organist |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Altar supplies and Baptism register 625 | 210 | |||||
| Newsletter cards |
0 | 299 | ||||
| Service books and leaflets |
780 | 780 | ||||
| Catering/hospitality |
0 | 10681 | 0 | 7110 | ||
| Other Parish Expenses | ||||||
| Insurance |
3416 | 3362 | ||||
| Insurance 68 Victoria Street |
298 | 282 | ||||
| Management fee Church House | 2317 | 2317 | ||||
| Management fee 68 Victoria Street 0 | 1987 | |||||
| Repairs 68 Victoria Street |
0 | 1328 | ||||
| Repairs Church House |
1944 | 2865 | ||||
| Subscriptions |
377 | 395 | ||||
| Covid purchases |
0 | 16 | ||||
| Cleaning materials etc |
191 | 0 | ||||
| Tablet/SumUp device |
0 | 71 | ||||
| Performing rights licences |
0 | 8543 | 36 | 12659 | ||
| Outside the Parish | ||||||
| Parish Share (Diocesan Quota) 68618 | 66169 | |||||
| Methodist Circuit |
7500 | 7500 | ||||
| DBS checks |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Bank charges |
60 | 76178 | 82 | 73751 | ||
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 95402 | 93520 |
2023 2022
| Excess payments over receipts | 0 | 1357 |
|---|---|---|
| Excess income over payments | 1015 | 0 |
| Bank current and deposit accounts at 1stJan | 3548 | 4905 |
| Bank current and deposit accounts at 31stDec | 4563 | 3548 |
| Charitable donations not included in these accounts | Charitable donations not included in these accounts |
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| Children’s Society | £300 |
| Turkey/Syria Earthquake | £1000 |
| Royal British Legion | £175 |
| WaterAid | £310 |
Bankers
National Westminster Bank, 67 High Street, Staines, Surrey TW18 4PU
Santander, Bootle, Merseyside
CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
Brian Hooker, Hon. Treasurer
BUILDING FUND Accounts for 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Receipts | £ | £ |
| Legacy | 2000 | 10021 |
| Donations for organ | 175 | 150 |
| Audio/Visual equipment | 2313 | 0 |
| Clock Face appeal | 7943 | 0 |
| One off donations | 6000 | 0 |
| Total | 18431 | 10171 |
| Expenditure | ||
| AV equipment | 2290 | 5344 |
| Boilers replacement | 0 | 20940 |
| Stonework | 10616 | 0 |
| Noticeboard | 2652 | 0 |
| Deposit for clock face repair | 2063 | 0 |
| Lift tower for clock face | 504 | 0 |
| Total | 18125 | 26284 |
| Excess expenditure over income | 0 | 16113 |
| Excess income over expenditure | 306 | 0 |
| Bank current account as at | 14862 | 30975 |
| 1stJanuary | ||
| Bank current account as at | 15168 | 14862 |
| 31stDecember |
CHURCH HALL ACCOUNT 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts |
£ | £ | ||||
| Hall Lettings |
6328 | 6672 | ||||
| Interest |
43 | 4 | ||||
| 6371 | 6676 | |||||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Light, heat and water |
3067 | 2421 | ||||
| Insurance |
1708 | 1681 | ||||
| Cleaning |
0 | 600 | ||||
| Telephone |
371 | 564 | ||||
| Fire extinguishers |
165 | 306 | ||||
| Repairs |
600 | 5088 | ||||
| 5911 | 10660 | |||||
| Excess expenditure over income | 0 | 3984 | ||||
| Excess income over expenditure | 460 | 0 | ||||
| Bank current account as at | 21978 | 25962 | ||||
| 1stJanuary | ||||||
| Bank current account as at | 22438 | 21978 | ||||
| 31stDecember |
Bankers
Barclays Bank
Staines Group, 71 High Street, Staines, Middlesex TW18 4PS
Brian Hooker
Hon Treasurer
VILLAGE CENTRE ACCOUNT (1st Sept 2022-31st Aug 2023)
| Receipts |
2022/23 | 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Grants |
10100 | 54649 | |
| Donations |
15801 | 9328 | |
| Gift Aid |
710 | 668 | |
| Payment for lane access |
1350 | 0 | |
| Baby Basics |
3942 | 0 | |
| Community Fridge |
8042 | 840 | |
| Bookings |
28248 | 24980 | |
| Café takings |
45119 | 25596 | |
| Insurance claim | 0 | 1726 | |
| Events | 100 | 145 | |
| Interest | 449 | 124 | |
| Other | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 113876 | 118056 | |
| Expenditure | |||
| Building | 5613 | 61670 | |
| AV and computer costs | 675 | 639 | |
| Other equipment | 1488 | 2132 | |
| Advertising | 897 | 200 | |
| Insurance | 1922 | 1801 | |
| Wages and salaries | 58524 | 66940 | |
| Regular items | 776 | 938 | |
| Heat, light, water, telephone | 9210 | 8207 | |
| Food for café | 12688 | 6363 | |
| Films and licences | 469 | 157 | |
| Hospitality | 451 | 0 | |
| Events | 612 | 0 | |
| Baby Basics | 740 | 311 | |
| Community Fridge | 7762 | 6001 | |
| Bank charges | 561 | 433 | |
| Other | 38 | 205 | |
| Total | 102426 | 155997 | |
| Excess income over expenditure | 11450 | 0 | |
| Excess expenditure over income | 0 | 37940 | |
| Bank current account as at 1stSeptember 2022 | 3390 | ||
| Bank current account as at 31stAugust 2023 | 14750 |
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Church Council of St Jude’s United Church, Englefield Green
I report on the accounts of the JCC of St Jude’s United Church Englefield Green for the year ended 31[st] December 2023
The Council is responsible for the preparation of the accounts and considers that an audit is not required under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act);
follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act;
and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the 1993 Act
have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Brian Summers
15 Englehurst
Englefield Green
Egham, Surrey
TW20 0EE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
at 1[st] January 2023
| General | Building |
Church | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | Fund | Hall | ||
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| NatWest and CAF | 3547 | 14821 | 18368 | |
| Barclays | 21978 | 21978 | ||
| Alliance & Leicester | 41 | 41 |
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| Total | 3547 | 14862 | 21978 | 40387 |
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND | LIABILITIES | |||
| at 31stDecember 2023 | ||||
| General | Building |
Church | Totals | |
| Fund | Fund | Hall | ||
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| NatWest and CAF | 4563 | 15126 | 19689 | |
| Barclays | 22438 | 22438 | ||
| Alliance & Leicester | 41 | 41 |
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| Total | 4563 | 15167 | 22438 | 42168 |
2023
St Jude’s United Church Englefield Green
Registered Charity Number 1169401
Vicar
The Revd Canon Judith Allford
Methodist Minister The Revd Andrew Reed
Hon. Reader Roy Gouriet
Churchwardens Claudia Tubb Mike Brooking
Hon. Treasurer, PCC Brian Hooker
Hon. Secretary, PCC Marion Paige
Organist and Choirmaster Professor Geoffrey Chew
Lay Vice Chair Andrew Sheer
Annual Report for 2023
Background
St Jude’s Church Council has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd Canon Judith Allford, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church of St Jude’s, St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green and for the Church Hall in Bond Street, Englefield Green.
Membership
Members of the Council are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.
During the year, the following served as members of the Church Council: Incumbent : The Revd Canon Judith Allford Methodist Minister: The Revd Andrew Reed Reader : Roy Gouriet Verger : vacancy Churchwardens : Mike Brooking Claudia Tubb Representatives on the Jackie Kjos (elected 2023 for three years) Deanery Synod : Marion Paige (elected 2023 for three years) Members : Geoff Chew (elected 2022 for three years) Jenny Chew (elected 2021 for three years) Susie Harben (elected 2022 for three years) Brian Hooker (elected 2022 for three years) Aidan Hopkins (elected 2022 for three years) Elizabeth Hopkins (elected 2021 for three years) Renuka Humphrys (elected 2022 for three years) Andrew Sheer (elected 2021 for three years) Dave Walker* (elected 2021 for three years)
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- Trustees of the registered charity.
Church Council sub-committees and terms of reference are as follows:
Standing Committee
Regular meetings to plan agenda for Council meetings. Authorised to make decisions, exclusive of Council, as and when necessary.
Worship, Outreach and Social Committee
Regular meetings to consider aspects of mission, both spiritual and practical, within Church and in the wider community. Reports back to Council. Organises Lent groups, etc. Partial ecumenical aspect. Liturgical and music matters and planning for social events.
Finance and Stewardship Committee
Meetings ad hoc to discuss Council proposals and explore stewardship issues.
Fabric Committee/Health and Safety Committee
Meetings generally informal to discuss matters as they arise including issues related to Covid-19.
Village Centre Management Committee
meeting regularly to oversee the work of the Village Centre.
Address for correspondence:
The Vicarage, 21 Willow Walk, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0DQ
Address of Church:
St Jude’s Road, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0BZ
Email:
enquiries@stjudeschurch.info
Websites:
www.stjudeschurch.info and www.villagecentre.org.uk
ANNUAL REPORT – REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023
Worship
Numbers of worshippers rose slightly over the course of the year, but we were saddened that very few of our younger worshippers continued to attend. We maintained our established pattern of worship throughout the year: 8.00am Sunday Holy Communion (said). On the first Sunday of each month we used the Book of Common Prayer service.
9.30am Sunday Sung Eucharist (live-streamed on our YouTube channel). On the first Sunday in the month this service remained more informal, taken from the Methodist liturgy, and led by the Revd Andrew Reed. On the fifth Sunday in each month our aim was to offer a non-eucharistic service, but this was inconsistent since some fifth Sundays coincided with a significant festival of the Church.
4.00pm Sunday Fourth Sunday at Four: a non-Eucharistic worship service with hymns.
6.00pm Sunday Compline via Zoom on the second Sunday in each month.
10.00am Wednesday A midweek service of Holy Communion (said) with a short sermon.
At the beginning of the year we welcomed Mandie Shirnia, from the parish of St John’s Egham, to spend three months with us on placement as she completed her training for ordination. Mandie contributed to our worship with preaching and leading intercessions, as well as spending time with individual church members. We were lessed by her ministry.
We celebrated the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla within our informal Holy Communion se3rvice on 7[th] May. Later in the year we hosted two Village Memorial Services. The summer service took place in July and was sponsored by F. Harrison and Son, Funeral Directors. The Christmas Service of Remembrance was sponsored for the third year running by Lodge Brothers of Englefield Green. The church was full on both occasions and similarly full in November for the Armistice Day Parade Service. Our speaker this year was Mr John Scott MBE. As always, our Christmas Crib service, led by Mrs Claudia Tubb, saw St Jude’s full to overflowing!
Early in the year Guildford Diocese launched a new “Parish Needs Process”. Most members of our ECC attended a strategy meeting on Saturday 4[th] February. This was led by the Diocesan Mission Enabler Team and included a presentation on three priorities for mission at the heart of the Diocesan Programme for growth: Transforming Church, Transforming Lives. The three are: Growing Disciples, Growing Community, Growing Diversity. Through the
year we were asked to put together a Chrch Development Plan which reflected these priorities. We were assisted by the Revd Jens Mankel, one of the Mission Enablers for revitalisation. Our CDP was signed off by the Archdeacon of Dorking, the Ven Martin Breadmore, when he made his five-yearly visit to meet with the Vicar and Wardens in September. Achieving the aims of the plan remains a significant challenge and one we need urgently to address. We remain grateful to our team of worship leaders, including our Methodist Associate Minister, the Revd Andrew Reed, our Licensed Lay Minister, Mr Roy Gouriet and our occasional preacher, Mrs Diana Bendall, for their continued contribution to our worship. On the first Sunday of each month, we enjoyed the ministry at our 8am service of the Revd Dr Orion Edgar, Anglican Chaplain to Royal Holloway, University of London. In December Orion moved on to take up an appointment in the parish of Christchurch, Roath Park, Cardiff. During the year we continued to welcome the occasional ministry of the Revd Janet Franck.
We remain indebted to our regular teams of Readers and Intercessors. During the year Mrs Cassandra Gouriet stepped down from co-ordinating this rota after many years. We are grateful to Cassandra and to Diana who has now taken on this vital task. Special thanks are due to our organist, Geoff Chew, and to our choir for leading our music in worship. Also, to our wonderful church cleaning team, flower arrangers, members of our live-streaming rota plus all who provide refreshments to follow our worship. Your hidden acts of service do not of unnoticed. Thank you all.
Occasional services
During the year there were 12 baptisms (18 in 2022), 3 weddings (1), 22 funerals in church (20), 7 Funerals conducted by our Vicar in local crematoria (14), 2 Graveside Funerals conducted by our Vicar (1) and 3 Interment of Cremated Remains (3).
Church Council meetings in 2023
The Church Council met on Wednesday 18[th] January, Thursday 9[th] March, Monday 17[th] April, Tuesday 6[th] June, Tuesday 25[th] July, Thursday 14[th] September, and Tuesday 7[th] November. The APCM was held on Sunday 14[h] May. We are grateful to our Churchwardens, Church Officers, Council members and Committee Chairs for another year of generous service.
Electoral Roll
Our Electoral Roll stands at 86, an increase of 1 on 2022.
Safeguarding
No safeguarding issues were confirmed. One concern was reported to the Diocesan Safeguarding Lead but was deemed after discussion not to have been a safeguarding incident. We remain grateful to Mrs Diana Bendall for continuing to serve as our Parish Safeguarding Lead and for enabling us to reach Level 2 on the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard As a United Church we remain committed to ensuring that Safeguarding remains a priority within the life of St Jude’s and our Village Centre.
Concert Series
2023 saw a programme of 9 concerts and we are grateful to Professor Geoff Chew for arranging an attractive programme for us once again.
The concerts took place as follows: 4[th] February Community Concert, 18[th] March Royal Holloway students, 29[th] April Royal Holloway students, 13[th] May James Kirby’s students from Royal Holloway, 3[rd] June River City Saxes, 8[th] July James Webb (piano), 2[nd] September Music and Words (Valerie Fry, reciter/Dimitri Kennaway, piano), 28[nd] October James Kirby (piano), 25[th] November Geoff Chew (piano).
Social Events
Coffee Mornings were held on 4[th] March (proceeds to DEC earthquake appeal), 29[th] April, and 26[th] August. Coronation Tea Party at the Vicarage, Saturday 6[th] May. Indoor Summer Fair/Coffee Morning 15[th] July, St Jude’s Stall at Village Fair 24[th] June, Harvest Lunch 7[th] October in church, Christmas Market 11[th] November and Mince Pie and Lebkuchen Tea 9[th] December. Our grateful thanks to all who co-ordinated and contributed to these events.
Fabric
Following much discussion during the previous year, 2023 was a year of considerable achievement. Extensive repair work was carried out to the south and east of the tower stonework, a new noticeboard was fitted, the audio-visual equipment installation was completed, the toilet block was refurbished, the south nave windows were re-covered in
new polycarbonate sheets, and the clock face was removed for complete renovation. We are very grateful to the churchwardens for all their work on these projects.
Monsell Room Lettings
Our thanks to Andrew Sheer for continuing to co-ordinate and administer all bookings. The users of the Monsell Room were Alcoholics Anonymous, Angeli’s Art Classes, Englefield Green Councillors’ Surgery, Englefield Green Village Residents Association, National Childbirth Trust, Royal Holloway Music Department, Royal Holloway Women’s Club, and Sue Lowe’s cello classes. In addition there were a few “one-off” hirings.
Mission and Outreach
Village Centre: Please see separate report.
Donations to the Runnymede Food Bank
Total cash donations: £686. This, plus donations in kind, enabled a total donation by weight of 819kg (in both cases an appreciable increase over 2022). Thank you to Geoff Chew for continuing to manage and pass on our donations.
Donations to other appeals
We were pleased to be able to send donations to the Syria/Turkey earthquake appeal, Water Aid, the Royal British Legion and The Children’s Society.
Giving in kind
We continued to contribute to Revive and Thrive, a Charity based at a Baptist Church in Mytchett who send knitted items and reconditioned tools to countries across the world, including Africa and Eastern Europe. A fair proportion of what we were able to give in 2023 once again came via our links with Lynwood Village in Sunningdale. We remain grateful to Di and Alan Fone and to Pat and Brian Summers for overseeing this.
The Ship Newsletter
Brian Hooker continued to circulate the monthly Ship electronically, via Mailchimp, approximately 200 in total. A few printed copies were made available in church for those unable to read the newsletter online. The Ship was also accessible on our website and Facebook page.
Digital Outreach
We continued to use Facebook, our website, and Zoom as a means of reaching our community and providing additional opportunities for worship. Please refer to the Worship part of our report for details of our Zoom service of Compline.
Our Church Schools
At the beginning of 2023 the St Jude’s CofE Infant School and the Junior School went through the process of Federation. The two Governing bodies became one and the process of embedding the schools’ vision (“Inspired by St Jude, we pursue Excellence in Education, Kindness in Community and Courage through Faith”) and the schools’ values (Forgiveness, Responsibility, Compassion and Hope) across the two schools has continued. Our Vicar and the Revd Jeremy Brown (Family and Children’s Minister at Christchurch, Virginia Water) continued to lead regular assemblies on each school site. In July, for the first time, Year 2 from the Infant School held their Leavers’ Service in St Jude’s. The School Harvest and Christmas Services in church were, for the first time, attended by both schools.
From the Vicar
Once again, we owe everything to the grace of God at work among us. It is exciting to see tiny green shoots of growth in our numbers. I am especially thrilled that we have been able to maintain our online worship and to welcome those who would otherwise be prevented by illness or frailty from worshipping with us. I humbly pray with you for fresh encouragements in 2024.
Village Centre Annual Report for 2023
January 2023 saw the New Year reopening of the Village Centre with our regular activities and Outreach Programmes all set to get under way for another year. The Café closed for a day in January whilst outside security lights were repaired and light bulbs within the café were replaced with LEDs.
There was special news for the Centre during February when our Centre Manager, Ali Watts, married her fiancé, James, and became Mrs Ali Griffin. Belatedly, we would like to record our joy and congratulations to them both!
During the Easter Holidays the Centre was opened from 10am to 2pm. Special Easter activities were on offer. On Monday 3[rd] April we held an Easter Arts and Crafts session with free admission, which proved highly popular. We also ran a Children’s Cooking Class for children aged 7-11 years. The class was fully booked, and the children enjoyed cooking, eating, and learning about Jamaican dishes including a delicious coconut cake! Both Adult and Children’s Cooking classes continued throughout the year and remained very popular. We were very grateful to Huda, Project Manager of our Community Fridge, for continuing to lead these classes.
Following the accession to the throne of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, we were able to hold our won Coronation celebration on 12[th] May. We received funding from the local authority which enabled us to make this event free to everyone who attended. We ran two bounce and play sessions, at 3.30pm and 4.30pm and these were followed by a dinner of hotdogs and cake! The Hall hosted a bouncy castle and giant games such as Connect 4, Jenga and Lego. Approximately 20 children attended each event.
During May we said “Thank you and Farewell” to our IT wizard, Paul Doherty. Paul had supported the work of the Village Centre for several years as a volunteer by running a regular computer “Drop In” session each Wednesday. Many users of the Village Centre had benefited from Paul’s wisdom and expertise in guiding them through some of the complexities of the world of technology, troubleshooting a variety of personal devices and even setting up new items of equipment. Paul was moving away from Englefield Green and we wished him well – but his departure was a loss to us.
Early in the summer Andrew Reed reported a personal contact with a beneficiary of one of our outreach programmes. Baby Basics seeks to provide help for families who, for all sorts of reasons find it difficult to make provision when a baby is born. A mum needed help and was so grateful for the equipment she received that she spread the news to family and friends. During the year pupils from St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Englefield Green presented us with the collection they had made pf 6 boxes filled with newborn essentials.
Each of our Outreach programmes continued to thrive during the year. We especially promoted our “Buy it Forward” initiative. Our Café customers were invited to give an extra donation on top of their meal or drink and he additional money was used to help buy a meal or drink for someone who otherwise would otherwise be unable to pay. We were able to begin offering meal vouchers to those who attended our Runnymede Food Bank sessions and “Buy it Forward” has helped to support the cost of providing those meals. Our Child Contact Centre continued to provide support for estranged parents and their children. Our Community Fridge and Kitchen weathered challenges with the availability of food items for collection, and unwieldy queues at opening times! But despite those issues it continued to thrive and to give residents access to food that otherwise be wasted.
Throughout the year we continued to be grateful for the generosity of donors to the Centre, both regular gifts and one-off donations. In July Harrison’s funeral directors held a Village Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving. Donations from the service, which amounted to £325.00, were generously earmarked for the work of the Centre.
The Summer Holidays got off to a busy start especially as unsettled weather made the Café a warm inside venue for children. Most of our regular classes took a well-earned summer break. But we introduced a 3-week Children’s Summer Camp run by a qualified teacher which proved popular. The Mental Health Sports Charity, Sport in Mind, provided a free weekly Pilates class for those struggling with mental health issues.
During the summer our long-standing Duke of Edinburgh student finished her placement, and two new Silver students joined us. It was our volunteers and their diversity of age, social background, and skills who once again in 2003 supported many areas of the work of the Centre, and supported our Manager and staff team, cheerfully and tirelessly. Mark, our “odd job man”, has completed many jobs for us. Louise has provided regular administrative support for our Centre Manager.
During the summer the Centre’s new Fire Alarm system was installed. The system brought the Centre in line with current fire safety regulations. Centre Staff can be made instantly aware of the location of a fire. Smoke detectors were remotely fitted to navigate our listed building status. The system was linked to mobile phones, so control can be managed remotely if needed.
In the autumn we welcomed GLOWFIT classes on Monday evenings. GLOWFIT is a dance class with participants holding on to their glow sticks and dancing to well-known tunes. The aim is to have fun! Our Film Club was in full swing on occasional Friday evenings.
In November students from Royal Holloway once again organised a Tea Party for our older Village residents. This was greatly appreciated as always and, not least, because transport is provided for those who are unable to make their own way to the Centre. The St Jude’s Christmas Market also took place in November. Attendance at this traditional event was boosted by those who came to see the Children’s Fair happening in the Hall. Early in December, as in previous years, Ali, our Manager, visited Enterprise in Egham to collect the children’s Christmas parcels which were prepared for us by the staff there. Ali went on to visit the Foodbank in Egham where she collected some generously donated food parcels. We were grateful to both Enterprise and the Foodbank for this very welcome Christmas cheer.
The work of the Village Centre continued throughout the year to be overseen by our Village Centre Management Committee (VCMC) jointly chaired by our Methodist Minister, the Revd Andrew Reed and our Vicar, the Revd Canon Judith Allford. During 2023 several members of the Committee stepped down. Two members, Jayne Pooley and Sharon Edgar, moved away from the area, and Roy Gouriet retired from the Committee, having served on it since the inception of the Centre.
Others stayed on, including Andrew Sheer who continued to serve as Treasurer, cashing up at the end of each day, banking week by week, managing our accounts and maintaining our relationship with the Charity Commissioners. Thanks to Andrew and to Roger and Jonathan Griffiths for their support with payroll and fabric issues. Our thanks to Siobhan Elliot for taking the lead in updating our social media.
Thanks to Diana Bendall for acting as Minutes Secretary and for continuing to act as Safeguarding Lead alongside Andrew Reed and Ali. No safeguarding issues were reported but safeguarding remained a standing issue on our VCMC Agenda, and our policy was reviewed and updated.
We owe a heartfelt thank you to Ali and the Staff Team – Sarmila, Debbie, Lily and Huda, for all their work in 2023. Special thanks to Ali for her tireless networking, fundraising, grant applications, and the consistently warm welcome she has provided to all users of the Centre. All our staff keep alive our vision to demonstrate God’s love for Englefield Green in as many practical ways as we can.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 GENERAL FUND Receipts and Payments Account
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| INCOME | ||||||
| Incoming resources from donors | ||||||
| Free will envelopes | 5057 | 4997 | ||||
| Banker’s Orders | 31365 | 29445 | ||||
| Give As You Earn | 330 | 360 | ||||
| Cash in collections | 4419 | 4119 | ||||
| SumUp receipts | 3161 | 2487 | ||||
| Income tax recovered | 13325 | 57657 | 10001 | 51409 | ||
| Other income | ||||||
| Charitable Trusts | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Fees from weddings, etc | 5168 | 3532 | ||||
| Concerts | 2080 | 1831 | ||||
| Church House rent | 15450 | 15450 | ||||
| 68 Victoria Street rent | 6538 | 11040 | ||||
| Christmas Market | 720 | 634 | ||||
| Coffee mornings, etc | 665 | 358 | ||||
| Village Fair | 402 | 376 | ||||
| Harvest lunch/cream tea | 310 | 481 | ||||
| Hire of Monsell Room | 5610 | 5277 | ||||
| Diocesan Energy support | 1000 | 1000 | ||||
| Refund from Diocese (cremations) 403 | 558 | |||||
| Easyfundraising.co.uk | 102 | 38478 | 109 | 40676 | ||
| Income from investments | ||||||
| Bank interest | 282 | 282 | 78 | 78 | ||
| Total Receipts | 96417 | 92163 |
PAYMENTS
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| For the Ministry | ||||||
| Vicar’s/Vicarage expenses |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Assistant Clergy |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Church and Services | ||||||
| Light, heat, water and telephone 4524 | 3816 | |||||
| Telephone and broadband |
528 | 225 | ||||
| Repairs and replacements |
3964 | 923 | ||||
| Musical instruments |
260 | 857 | ||||
| Organist |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Altar supplies and Baptism register 625 | 210 | |||||
| Newsletter cards |
0 | 299 | ||||
| Service books and leaflets |
780 | 780 | ||||
| Catering/hospitality |
0 | 10681 | 0 | 7110 | ||
| Other Parish Expenses | ||||||
| Insurance |
3416 | 3362 | ||||
| Insurance 68 Victoria Street |
298 | 282 | ||||
| Management fee Church House | 2317 | 2317 | ||||
| Management fee 68 Victoria Street 0 | 1987 | |||||
| Repairs 68 Victoria Street |
0 | 1328 | ||||
| Repairs Church House |
1944 | 2865 | ||||
| Subscriptions |
377 | 395 | ||||
| Covid purchases |
0 | 16 | ||||
| Cleaning materials etc |
191 | 0 | ||||
| Tablet/SumUp device |
0 | 71 | ||||
| Performing rights licences |
0 | 8543 | 36 | 12659 | ||
| Outside the Parish | ||||||
| Parish Share (Diocesan Quota) 68618 | 66169 | |||||
| Methodist Circuit |
7500 | 7500 | ||||
| DBS checks |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Bank charges |
60 | 76178 | 82 | 73751 | ||
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 95402 | 93520 |
2023 2022
| Excess payments over receipts | 0 | 1357 |
|---|---|---|
| Excess income over payments | 1015 | 0 |
| Bank current and deposit accounts at 1stJan | 3548 | 4905 |
| Bank current and deposit accounts at 31stDec | 4563 | 3548 |
| Charitable donations not included in these accounts | Charitable donations not included in these accounts |
|---|---|
| Children’s Society | £300 |
| Turkey/Syria Earthquake | £1000 |
| Royal British Legion | £175 |
| WaterAid | £310 |
Bankers
National Westminster Bank, 67 High Street, Staines, Surrey TW18 4PU
Santander, Bootle, Merseyside
CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
Brian Hooker, Hon. Treasurer
BUILDING FUND Accounts for 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Receipts | £ | £ |
| Legacy | 2000 | 10021 |
| Donations for organ | 175 | 150 |
| Audio/Visual equipment | 2313 | 0 |
| Clock Face appeal | 7943 | 0 |
| One off donations | 6000 | 0 |
| Total | 18431 | 10171 |
| Expenditure | ||
| AV equipment | 2290 | 5344 |
| Boilers replacement | 0 | 20940 |
| Stonework | 10616 | 0 |
| Noticeboard | 2652 | 0 |
| Deposit for clock face repair | 2063 | 0 |
| Lift tower for clock face | 504 | 0 |
| Total | 18125 | 26284 |
| Excess expenditure over income | 0 | 16113 |
| Excess income over expenditure | 306 | 0 |
| Bank current account as at | 14862 | 30975 |
| 1stJanuary | ||
| Bank current account as at | 15168 | 14862 |
| 31stDecember |
CHURCH HALL ACCOUNT 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts |
£ | £ | ||||
| Hall Lettings |
6328 | 6672 | ||||
| Interest |
43 | 4 | ||||
| 6371 | 6676 | |||||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Light, heat and water |
3067 | 2421 | ||||
| Insurance |
1708 | 1681 | ||||
| Cleaning |
0 | 600 | ||||
| Telephone |
371 | 564 | ||||
| Fire extinguishers |
165 | 306 | ||||
| Repairs |
600 | 5088 | ||||
| 5911 | 10660 | |||||
| Excess expenditure over income | 0 | 3984 | ||||
| Excess income over expenditure | 460 | 0 | ||||
| Bank current account as at | 21978 | 25962 | ||||
| 1stJanuary | ||||||
| Bank current account as at | 22438 | 21978 | ||||
| 31stDecember |
Bankers
Barclays Bank
Staines Group, 71 High Street, Staines, Middlesex TW18 4PS
Brian Hooker
Hon Treasurer
VILLAGE CENTRE ACCOUNT (1st Sept 2022-31st Aug 2023)
| Receipts |
2022/23 | 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Grants |
10100 | 54649 | |
| Donations |
15801 | 9328 | |
| Gift Aid |
710 | 668 | |
| Payment for lane access |
1350 | 0 | |
| Baby Basics |
3942 | 0 | |
| Community Fridge |
8042 | 840 | |
| Bookings |
28248 | 24980 | |
| Café takings |
45119 | 25596 | |
| Insurance claim | 0 | 1726 | |
| Events | 100 | 145 | |
| Interest | 449 | 124 | |
| Other | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 113876 | 118056 | |
| Expenditure | |||
| Building | 5613 | 61670 | |
| AV and computer costs | 675 | 639 | |
| Other equipment | 1488 | 2132 | |
| Advertising | 897 | 200 | |
| Insurance | 1922 | 1801 | |
| Wages and salaries | 58524 | 66940 | |
| Regular items | 776 | 938 | |
| Heat, light, water, telephone | 9210 | 8207 | |
| Food for café | 12688 | 6363 | |
| Films and licences | 469 | 157 | |
| Hospitality | 451 | 0 | |
| Events | 612 | 0 | |
| Baby Basics | 740 | 311 | |
| Community Fridge | 7762 | 6001 | |
| Bank charges | 561 | 433 | |
| Other | 38 | 205 | |
| Total | 102426 | 155997 | |
| Excess income over expenditure | 11450 | 0 | |
| Excess expenditure over income | 0 | 37940 | |
| Bank current account as at 1stSeptember 2022 | 3390 | ||
| Bank current account as at 31stAugust 2023 | 14750 |
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Church Council of St Jude’s United Church, Englefield Green
I report on the accounts of the JCC of St Jude’s United Church Englefield Green for the year ended 31[st] December 2023
The Council is responsible for the preparation of the accounts and considers that an audit is not required under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts (under section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act);
follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act;
and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Council concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the 1993 Act
have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Brian Summers
15 Englehurst
Englefield Green
Egham, Surrey
TW20 0EE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
at 1[st] January 2023
| General | Building |
Church | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | Fund | Hall | ||
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| NatWest and CAF | 3547 | 14821 | 18368 | |
| Barclays | 21978 | 21978 | ||
| Alliance & Leicester | 41 | 41 |
||
| Total | 3547 | 14862 | 21978 | 40387 |
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND | LIABILITIES | |||
| at 31stDecember 2023 | ||||
| General | Building |
Church | Totals | |
| Fund | Fund | Hall | ||
| £ | £ |
£ |
£ | |
| Monetary assets | ||||
| NatWest and CAF | 4563 | 15126 | 19689 | |
| Barclays | 22438 | 22438 | ||
| Alliance & Leicester | 41 | 41 |
||
| Total | 4563 | 15167 | 22438 | 42168 |